NHS-funded mobile eye tests

If you qualify for a free NHS sight test, you may be entitled to NHS-funded mobile services where the ophthalmic practitioner comes to visit you:

at home – if you're unable to leave home unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability

at a residential or care home – if you normally live there and you're unable to leave the home unaccompanied because of physical or mental illness or disability

at a day centre – if you would have difficulty getting a sight test from an optometrist at their practice because of physical or mental illness or disability, or because you have difficulty communicating your health needs without help

Contact your usual optometrist to find out if they can visit you at home.

Proving your entitlement to a free NHS eye test

When you go for your sight test, tell your ophthalmic practitioner that you're entitled to a free NHS sight test. They will give you a form called GOS1 to fill in and sign.